Membership
Membership is open to all Industry-players within the Travel & Tourism sector as follows:
Industries
Airlines & Aviation Companies
Boutique Properties
Convention & Exhibition Venues
Cruise Lines
Destination Management Companies (DMC’s)
Diving & Snorkeling Companies
Event Management Companies
Golf Courses
Hotels, Resorts & Villa’s
Homestays & Service Apartments
Integrated Resorts & Spa’s
M.I.C.E. Service Providers
Multimedia Companies
National Tourism Organisations (NTO’s)
Online Travel Agencies (OTA’s)
Professional Conference Organizers (PCO’s)
Restaurants & Bars Organizations
Social Entrepreneurs – Travel & Tourism
Suppliers & Wholesalers
(AV & Multimedia, Hospitality, F & B, Tech, etc. )
Theme Parks
Transportation Companies
Travel & Tour Operators
Tourism Organizations & Organizations
Tour Guides Organizations
Membership Benefits
Members would be accorded the following:
Discounted Fees: 10%
Participation at Indian Ocean Tourism Mart (signature Tourism Mart to be held annually/yearly).
All and any Tourism-related Projects planned under the auspicious of the Indian Ocean Tourism Organization.
Business Opportunities:
- new Tourism Products developed promoting Indian Ocean Member States & Island Nations, where members gain privilege to advertise, market, sell and promote products;
- diverse development of Tourism Products allowing different segments of markets (often untapped) bringing audiences and markets to Indian Ocean on an annual and yearly basis;
- (further) generate auxiliary and supplementary income streams from quarterly upscale and niche events planned across the archipelago;
- participation at quarterly FAM. Trips conducting site inspections developing new Tourism Products and, or Destination Showcase identifying potential and unique Tourism-opportunities in each Indian Ocean destination;
- capitalize on avant-garde International Events in the archipelago, driving inbound-markets to its Destination/s; and,
- development of Creative Tourism Marketplaces in each Destination, placing emphasis on its identified economic-cluster/s.
Engagements & Networking
- network with global Incentive Houses exploring upscale and niche Incentives to be held in the region;
- formal introductions to wholesale Buyers and potentially new Buyers;
- participation at quarterly UnConference planned across the archipelago
- developing Think Tanks for specific Tourism-clusters, and becoming pioneers creating new Tourism-initiatives in the region;
- participation at regional Task Force on Tourism Meetings (an initiative to be launched by Indian Ocean Tourism Organization) with Government Ministers, Tourism Boards, Convention Bureau’s, Private and Public sector; etc.
- collaborate across Member States & Island Nations improving Tourism-perspectives through Social Entrepreneurship for the exchange of ideas, innovations and solutions aiding the Industry;
- be part of Tourism Working Groups, engaging and participating, sharing insights developing of new Tourism-products within various Industry-clusters;
- development of travel and tourism Start-up’s building an social entrepreneurs ecosystem within the Indian Ocean; and,
- participation at Indian Ocean Tourism Awards event held annually, to be rotated in each Destination celebrating Indian Ocean Tourism Industry.
Training & Development
- participate at quarterly Training Programs & Workshops scheduled for Industry Members;
- grasp the knowledge and tools required for the development of Social Entrepreneurship within the region;
- launch on new Tourism-products & its know-how, advertising and promotion, and identifying markets; and,
- develop skills becoming Content-curators, Destination Connoisseurs, Digital Marketers and, or Lifestyle Specialists, Travel Bloggers, Writers and, or Social Media experts.
Fee for Membership
Membership Fees are based on an annual basis, as shown here:
Airlines & Cruises
National Tourism Organizations (NTO’s)
Boutique Properties
Hotels, Resorts, Villa’s & Golf Courses
All other Industry-sectors